If so be that God is one (ειπερ εις ο θεος). Correct text rather than επειπερ. It means "if on the whole." "By a species of rhetor…

It is one God. The same God; there is only one, and his plan is equally suited to Jews and Gentiles.

The circumcision. Thos…

Seeing it is . . .—With a slight change of reading, if at least; if, as we are sure is the case.

The argument is s…

It is excluded. By what law? Of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds o…

The opening words here suggest that this paragraph is designed especially for Jews, for even though boasting is not confined to them, it has alread…

Who shall justify, etc. In saying that some are justified by faith and others through faith, he seems to have taken the liberty o…

Seeing it is one God God is one in nature and essence, though there are three persons in the Godhead, Father, Son, and Ho…

God wills that the great work of the justification and salvation of sinners be carried on from first to last in such a way as to exclude boasting. …

1. After showing that Jews have no advantage over the Gentiles either regarding sin or righteousne , he now presents his intended conclusion…